According to the White House, over 112,000 ongoing projects -
that come with around 700,000 jobs - could fall idle without
action in Congress to boost the Highway Trust Fund.

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the project delays
would have a terrible effect on commerce.

"We have an infrastructure deficit in this country,"
Foxx said Monday from the White House.

Financed by gasoline taxes, the Highway Trust Fund could run dry
by the end of this summer, according to the administration.

"We cannot meet the needs of a growing country and a growing
economy by simply maintaining our current level of effort,"
Foxx said. "We must do more."

President Barack Obama will speak on Wednesday at the Hudson
River’s Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City to tout the
administration’s plan for the fund.

Of the four-year, $302 billion transportation proposal, half
would be in addition to programs funded by fuel taxes. Additional
revenue would come from closing corporate tax loopholes and other
business taxes.